Which to use
“guides” is a noun and “gutes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,409
- “guides” frequency rank
- #793
- “gutes” frequency rank
- 40202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guides | gutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs guide | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guides and gutes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: guides is anoun and gutesanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guides is recorded at frequency rank #39,409, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. gutes is at rank #793, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡuːtəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40202, this pair ranks #1,515,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of guides vs gutes
Shared letters: egsu. Private to "guides": di. Private to "gutes": t.
"guides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "gutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guides" and "gutes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guides" or "gutes"?
Remembering guides vs gutes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “guides”; for an adjective, it's “gutes”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guides” entry
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